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Define the term euploidy.

Important Questions on Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

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Fill up the blanks with suitable words, respectively. 

Each chromosome has a ____ or _____ on the sides, disc shaped structure is called _____. The _____ chromosome has two equal arms, ____ chromosome has one shorter and one long arm. _____ chromosome has no second arm. The secondary constriction develop small fragment called ______

A) metacentric
B) telocentric
C) centromere
D) primary constriction 

E) submetacentric
F) satellite
G) kinetochore

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The movement of a gene from one linkage group to another is called:
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The mechanism that causes a gene to move from one linkage group to another is called:
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When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:
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Match List - I with the List - II.

  List - I   List - II
(a) Metacentric chromosome (i) Centromere situated close to the end forming one extremely short and one very long arms
(b) Acrocentric chromosome (ii) Centromere at the terminal end
(c) Sub-metacentric (iii) Centromere in the middle forming two equal arms of chromosomes
(d) Telocentric chromosomes (iv) Centromere slightly away from the middle forming one shorter arm and one longer arm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The shorter and longer arms of a submetacentric chromosome are referred to as:
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Identify the part labelled as ‘M’ in the diagram given below:

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The chromosomes in which centromere is situated close to one end are:
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Rewrite the following statements with suitable words in the blanks:
There are _____ pairs of chromosomes in human beings. [Write the value in digits]
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What are the carriers of hereditary material known as?
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What is a centromere? How does the position of centromere form the basis of classification of chromosomes. Support your answer with a diagram showing the position of centromere on different types of chromosomes.
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The enzyme responsible for the reduction of molecular nitrogen to the level of ammonia in the leguminous root nodule is:

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In which one of the following combinations (a-b) the number of chromosomes of the present day hexaploid wheat is correctly represented?